Six tree finches began nesting on an island in 1993. Biologistsmonitored the numbers of this population for nine years, as shownin the included table.
YEAR FINCH POPULATION
1993 18
1994 35
1995 58
1996
170
1997
280
1998
477
1999
359
2000
296
2001
283
1) Graph the changed in the population over the nine-year period.Completely label your graph.
2) What type of population growth is demonstrated by this data?
3) Estimate the carrying capacity of the island. Label this on yourgraph.
4) If the rmax is 0.50, calculate the population growthrated for each of the population sizes up to and including1998.
5) Describe the relationship between population size and growthrate.